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Attention readers:
This is it. Last call. This is the final Sprinter Life blog post.
For almost 6 years this blog has been a running diary of our life on the road. There are a lot of great memories and stories here. And this post is the final punctuation mark.
We're moving on to a new chapter, and a NEW BLOG!
Going forward, Stevie will continue writing about our adventures at … [Read More...]

I'm afraid to know where this post will wind up in the search engines. Probably somewhere between Viagra and gay porn.
But, I couldn't help myself. Sometimes kids just say the darndest things...to … [Read More...]

In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time. — Leonardo da Vinci
We just spent a few days parked at the Deschutes … [Read More...]

"But how will Soleil make friends? How will she 'socialize'?"
It's not a bad question. Given that we're always on the move, and that Soleil is an only child, I can understand why people worry. … [Read More...]

Being in Yosemite brought back memories of the two weeks we spent in Cochamo, Chile a little over a year ago. Both valleys boast enormous granite rock walls, outstanding climbing, ancient forests, … [Read More...]

Bishop is the kind of town where every shop is named after the person who owns it. Rusty's Saloon. Schatt's Bakery. Brock's Fly-fishing specialists.
I love small towns, especially old ones with … [Read More...]

When we started this crazy trip that evolved into a lifestyle, we auspiciously gave away pretty much everything that wouldn't fit in the van, including my large and beloved book collection. As I … [Read More...]

Las Vegas has marked many milestones in both Tree's and my life.
I lost my virginity here when I was 16. Woohoo! Just kidding, it was actually very anti-climatic. (Sorry, I couldn't help myself … [Read More...]

I don't know if Soleil ever felt tired of living out of a suitcase, but Tree and I definitely did. Not being able to find what we were looking for, losing one baby sock everywhere we went, and the … [Read More...]

We've decided to make a modest goal for 2015: this year we will spend a minimum of 100 days in the wild as a family. If Tree or I go climbing alone and Soleil's not with us, the day doesn't count. … [Read More...]

The holidays were fun, but I'm glad they're over. I think we all feel that way come January. We just want our normal lives back. Please, no more fun parties. No more sugar. No more love and lights … [Read More...]

Since we've been back in the States, things have not slowed down.
We went from Buenos Aires to Los Angeles to Hood River to Seattle and then back to Hood River, and then we flew down to San Diego … [Read More...]

A couple months ago we announced that we were putting the van on a freighter ship and sending it from Argentina to Florida, and that we were leaving South America. I think that shocked a lot of … [Read More...]

After a three hour delay, a grueling ten-hour redeye flight from Buenos Aires to Mexico City, a three-hour layover, and then another four-hour flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles, we arrived … [Read More...]

Our last month in Buenos Aires was bittersweet.
As I wandered the streets of San Telmo, with one eye looking outward taking in the architecture and street art, and the other eye trained … [Read More...]

It's true. We're leaving South America. Tickets are bought. The van is gone. The Pan-American road trip is coming to an end. Honestly, it's hard for us to wrap our brains around this enormous, … [Read More...]

I had big plans for Rio.
I was going to sprawl my body out, drink in hand, on the white sandy beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema.
I was going to shake my groove thing to a Samba beat in … [Read More...]

I was walking back from climbing the other day with Soleil in the kiddy-pack, and a guy I'd never seen before crossed our path from the opposite direction. As we passed, Soleil's tiny hand started … [Read More...]

Yep, it's true. We haven't been updating the blog. Just caught up in the whirlwind of life. Here's a quick update from Brazil...
Soleil is in full training mode... potty training that is. Nothing … [Read More...]

Quick update from Brazil...
It always takes us a couple weeks to really get settled into a place. On the one hand, we got incredibly lucky in Serra Do Cipó and immediately found our amazing … [Read More...]

When we left Argentina and entered Brazil, our target location was Serra Do Cipó. Up until a month ago we had never heard of this place, but a friend told us it was the best place in South America to … [Read More...]

We left Buenos Aires on our way to Serra Cipo, Brazil knowing that we had a long 5-6 day drive in front of us, and in order to get there we were going to drive right by the world famous Iguazu … [Read More...]